Assam Rifles Seizes Kyat 1.75 Crore and Smuggled Tobacco in Mizoram, Arrests Myanmar National

Officials say the Tuipang raid followed specific intelligence targeting cross-border currency and contraband routes along Mizoram’s unfenced frontier.

Overview

Troops set up a mobile vehicle check post on January 20 in Tuipang, Siaha district, and intercepted an Ashok Leyland tipper truck.
The search recovered Burmese Kyat valued at 1.75 crore, two cases of smuggled tobacco worth Rs 50,000, and one case of foreign cigarettes worth Rs 1.30 lakh.
The apprehended suspect was identified as U. Phyu Maung, 37, a resident of Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
The seized currency and contraband, along with the detainee, were handed over to Tuipang Police Station for legal action.
Assam Rifles reported a separate January 16 interception in Lungbun, Siaha, recovering Kyat 1,40,82,000 and detaining one person, underscoring ongoing cross-border smuggling through the region.